Hollywood actress, film director and producer Angelina Jolie has purchased the film rights to Simon Sebag Montefiore's book about the love affair between Catherine the Great of Russia and Prince Grigory Potemkin, the British author's literary agency said on July 6.
The Moscow Times: Angelina Jolie buys rights to film about Catherine the Great and her lover
Special envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, US actress Angelina Jolie attends a press conference in Mardin, Turkey, on June 20.
